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allroy1975:
I'm doing a KB hack because I have like 30 laying around my basement not being used.  Why spend $20 extra on the jukebox if I can just spend an hour or so and hack up a keyboard that's just collecting dust.

I have some compaq's.  Seems like it should be pretty simple.

Thanks for all the suggestions...or whatever this has all been.  ;)

I guess the whole question was do I still need to worry about the Matrix and all that.  Sounds like I do.

Oh well.  I'll learn something!  w00t!

Allroy

cbmeeks:
Little OT but I recently saw an old Dell keyboard on eBay (the clicky kind with a HUGE Dell printed on it) and the guy wanted $400 for it!!!  I kid you not.  And that was just for the keyboard!  He said it was a piece of vintage history and hard to find....lol

cb

ChadTower:
I just saw an email on a list i belong to where a guy was offering a whole box of what he called "OLD computer keyboards".  I didn't read it thoroughly but he did specify than many of them are larger AT plug deals...

Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: allroy1975 on November 23, 2004, 02:48:24 pm ---I'm doing a KB hack because I have like 30 laying around my basement not being used.  Why spend $20 extra on the jukebox if I can just spend an hour or so and hack up a keyboard that's just collecting dust.

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It actually is a good idea for this application.

--- Quote ---I guess the whole question was do I still need to worry about the Matrix and all that.  Sounds like I do.

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See http://www.mameworld.net/emuadvice/keyhack2.html if you need more info.

Two ways to look at it.  You need to map out the matrix for the keys you want to use because a keyboard works by sending a keypress when you connect a column to a row.

You do not need to choose keys carefully, though, because you will not be pressing three keys at the same time.

allroy1975:

--- Quote ---I guess the whole question was do I still need to worry about the Matrix and all that.
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